Loss Posted January 3, 2015 Report Posted January 3, 2015 The first installment of my new feature at Place To Be Nation. This one covers January 1 - January 3. Part 2 covering January 4 - January 10 will be posted tomorrow. I'm curious to hear what people think. http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-90s-wrestling-january-1st-3rd/ Quote
Johnny P Posted January 3, 2015 Report Posted January 3, 2015 Very much excited for this... AND they have an archive that already has your Snowman article. Too cool. Quote
goc Posted January 3, 2015 Report Posted January 3, 2015 Liked this a lot. Had never seen that Arn interview with Ventura, really enjoyed that. Disappointed you didn't have video of Lawler throwing a fireball from his kitchen though. Quote
Loss Posted January 4, 2015 Author Report Posted January 4, 2015 Thanks, guys. Part 2 is up now, covering January 4-January 10. The next installment comes next Sunday. http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-90s-wrestling-january-4th-10th/ Quote
dawho5 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 Wow, that's a busy year of updates for you. First was a fun read and the promos were sweet. Now I suppose I have to dive into the second. Quote
Smack2k Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 LOVING These bro... Please keep em up.....this is the best new feature for wrestling I have found... Couple questions: 1. When and why did Memphis stop filming the Colliseum shows from the main pro camera like so many of the earlier 80's bouts that are on the Memphis set and other TV episodes / etc...? Was it due to smaller crowds and not wanting to show empty seats? Quote
Loss Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Posted January 10, 2015 Thanks! They showed house show clips until the bitter end I believe. However, there were occasions were they ran other arenas in Memphis because of either ongoing disputes with MSC or because they couldn't pack the place anymore. We'll cover MSC renovations in a future installment. Quote
Grimmas Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 Thanks to this, my to watch list on youtube is getting out of hand. Quote
Smack2k Posted January 10, 2015 Report Posted January 10, 2015 Thanks! They showed house show clips until the bitter end I believe. However, there were occasions were they ran other arenas in Memphis because of either ongoing disputes with MSC or because they couldn't pack the place anymore. We'll cover MSC renovations in a future installment. Sucks as there looked to have been a LOT of good stuff from early 90's Memphis that isnt in full or even pro shot outside ringside cameras.. Loss, my wife hates you now as my Friday night was spent watching various 1/4 NJPW shows from the 90s instead of doing what I was supposed to!! Quote
Loss Posted January 11, 2015 Author Report Posted January 11, 2015 This week's article covering January 11-January 17 is now up! http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-90s-wrestling-january-11th-17th/ Quote
Smack2k Posted January 12, 2015 Report Posted January 12, 2015 Couple thoughts.. 1. These articles fuckin rock....period...fuckin rock...lookin forward to them each week....if others havent read them, START NOW...if you didnt know about certain parts of the era, you can now...if you did know about it, this will put you back there and give you some shit to rewatch... 2. Interesting that the Fingerpoke of Doom happens and Nitro pulls its best rating since September the next week..Makes you think that maybe the Fingerpoke itself wasnt the start of the fall, but how they handled it in the upcoming weeks... 3. I had no idea Hogan sent out feelers to the WWF in late 98 / early 99 to get more from WCW....if Vince would have responded, could he have jumped? I wonder if (just for saying) the WWF offered more money, same schedule but he had to not THE MAN and be one of the main guys only...would he have done it or would the ego say no? I am guessing he'd stay, but curious what others think...money or ego for him? Quote
Loss Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Posted January 12, 2015 Had Hogan jumped to the WWF in 1998, his track record would be that wherever he goes, wrestling companies go through the roof. I'm glad he stuck around in WCW for a while, since he needed to pay his karmic debt off at least a little. Quote
WingedEagle Posted January 12, 2015 Report Posted January 12, 2015 Somehow I've read through your thoughts on everything in the yearbook threads and still can't help but read through all of these when they go up. Fortunately I don't get sucked into the time warp of clicking through to the videos, but this is a great way to kill as much or little of the day as one can spare. Quote
Loss Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Posted January 18, 2015 This week's article covering January 18-January 24 is now up: http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-90s-wrestling-january-18th-january-24th/ Quote
Smack2k Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Another GREAT review….great to have a full year of this ahead…. LOVING the non US stuff especially….good shit.. Keep up the great work…hope everyone else is enjoying these my HDD is getting full with the backlog of matches recommended!! Quote
cheapshot Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 I've just realised each instalment isn't just one page! Quote
pantherwagner Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 I have continuously missed this post for weeks so let me say that this is a tremendous feature that has become a must-read for me. Quote
Loss Posted January 25, 2015 Author Report Posted January 25, 2015 Next installment is up, covering January 25 - January 31: http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-90s-wrestling-january-25th-31st-3/ Quote
ohtani's jacket Posted January 25, 2015 Report Posted January 25, 2015 1997All Japan Women ran a show at the Ota Ward Gymnasium in Tokyo, drawing a sellout 3,850 fans. In the main event, WWWA World Champion Kyoko Inoue defeated IWA and All Pacific champion Takako Inoue to create AJW’s version of the Triple Crown, which was short-lived. Also on the card, Kaoru Ito wrestled Aja Kong to a 30-minute draw in AJW’s attempt to elevate Ito. AJW was in financial straits at the time because of their inability to create a new generation of stars. Weren't they in financial trouble because of their real estate investments? It was covered in the Observer here: http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/78-bryan-and-vinny-show/39636-sep-1-1997-wrestling-observer-newsletter-arn-anderson-retires-steve-austin-neck-update-all-japan-women-future-tenuous-more Quote
Loss Posted January 25, 2015 Author Report Posted January 25, 2015 It was also covered in the WON that they were having a real problem getting over new stars and that was contributing to their decline. Quote
ohtani's jacket Posted January 26, 2015 Report Posted January 26, 2015 They'd just come off a big drawing period; even if attendance was down, they should have been able to cover costs and pay wrestlers. The debt must have been massive if they were selling off property to generate liquidity. We don't have a clear timeline on when their investments went bust as the bubble burst over time. It's possible that they were losing money earlier and were reliant on the mid-90s drawing period for positive cash flow, but if that's the case, I don't think they could have created new stars in time for a seamless transition. It takes a good five years for talent to mature so even if they'd had better rookie classes in the early 90s, they still would have struggled. Dave's analysis was a bit off on the spot show attendance. In Tokyo you might have hardcores following the new emerging wrestlers, but in the sticks the draw was always women's wrestling. He's not wrong about the business model being broken, but that raises the question of why the boom period was praised in the first place. Quote
Loss Posted February 2, 2015 Author Report Posted February 2, 2015 February 1 - February 7 is up: http://placetobenation.com/this-week-in-90s-wrestling-february-1st-7th/ Quote
dawho5 Posted February 4, 2015 Report Posted February 4, 2015 Man, I am two behind. That Flair promo on Hogan from 99 was absolutely amazing. Loving these, keep up the good work. Quote
Smack2k Posted February 4, 2015 Report Posted February 4, 2015 Keep these up, AMAZING...love every bit of it...and piling up new shit I gotta watch Quote
cheapshot Posted February 5, 2015 Report Posted February 5, 2015 Again, great work with this. Really enjoy this each and every week. Like Smack2K says, I am piling up with new stuff to watch on YouTube. Quote
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